Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Demand, End-Uses, and Conservation of Alpine Medicinal Plant Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora (Pennell) D. Y. Hong in Central Himalaya

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Changes of legal provisions in trade and conservation of Neopicrorhiza by Government of Nepal.
Government notice (source)Enforced dateRemarks on Neopicrorhiza
Nepal Gazette, 20012058.09.16
(12.28.2001)		Ban of Neopicrorhiza for collection, use, sale, distribution, transport and export
Nepal Gazette, 20032060.08.01
(17.11.2003)		Lifted the ban of Neopicrorhiza for collection, utilization, sale, distribution, transport and export.
Conditions for export
requires clear taxonomic
identification of the species and confirmation by the Department of Plant
Resources
Department of Forest will permit the export after assessing the availability of the species.
Otherwise, the export of this species is prohibited.
Nepal Gazette, 20052062.06.10
(11.25.2005)		Fixed the royalty rate NRs 10/kg for Neopicrorhiza.
NRs 500 royalty for issuing CITES certificate for sale
Nepal Gazette, 20152072.07.17
(03.11.2015)		Revised royalty rate is NRs 15/kg.
NRs 1000 royalty for issuing CITES certificate for export of CITES listed species, including Neopicrorhiza